Some common writing mistakes - part 6

These are some of the mistakes you have made in your writing.  READ CAREFULLY!

• Use the correct format. 
• Hi NOT HY
• Do NOT use an exclamation mark when you begin your letter: Dear Mark, NOT Dear Mark! 
• different from or different than not different of
• Remember the "s" for the third person: It starts at 9 o'clock. / He plays football. 
• wait for / listen to / good at / would like to / want to
• 5 o'clock  OR  5 p.m. NOT 5 o'clock p.m. 
• 16.30 p.m. = 4:30 p.m. (The 24 hour system cannot be used with a.m. or p.m., and should not be used in the test.)
•  €7.50  (. non ,)
• we GO TO the city center, not at or in.
• We go bowling, swimming, running.
• We play football, basketball, tennis, soccer.
• We do sports, exercises, karate, aerobics.
• BY bus, train, car, bike, plane / ON foot
• yesterday night → last night; yesterday evening
• must to / will must / should to      
•    We must do our homework now. 
     We will do our homework later.
     We should do our homework now. 
• english, i, monday, april - English, I, Monday, April - ALL MUST BE written with a CAPITAL LETTER! 
• Watch the spelling of simple words like   because / with 
• Be careful about dividing words. be-cause NOT becau-se. If you are unsure, DON'T divide the word.
• You should write the numbers 1-10 in words: We stayed there for three hours. 
• Titles of books, films, TV programs,  should be underlined:  The Titanic or The Hunger Games 
• Sentences must end with a . Do not use ... or , Finite la frase con un punto, punto esclamativo (Look out!) o punto interrogativo (Are you coming?).  
  Una frase è un'idea.  Ha un inizio e una fine. 
  Do NOT close your letter with "Kisses," or "Bye Bye,"  
• Do NOT use "LET ME KNOW." for every closing letter.   "Let me know." is when you are waiting for information. Choose other closings like: Write me soon. / Love, / Your friend, / See you soon. 
• Scrivete più leggibile possibile e in maniera semplice e chiara. (La "n" deve sembrare una "n", non una "m"; niente strani disegni o cuoricini sopra la "i" o faccine.)
• 25 -35 words.   Make sure you are at least 27, but try not to go over 38. Count the words and write the number at the end. 
• Rileggete per correggere gli errori
  
  
• REMEMBER: 
       we go swimming, running, biking
       we play sports with balls -tennis, basketball, rugby, golf
       we do sports, activities, exercises, martial arts, gymnastics
  
  
• NOTE the verb forms. Use the same ones when possible. 
  Examples: **say which shops you are going to: 
                                            I'm going to the music store to buy a new CD. 

                          **What would you like to do there?  
                                             I would like to go swimming.
  
  You are to ANSWER the questions NOT ask them. Read carefully what the three points you must answer are. 
  

  
  

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  Suggestions for "problem" questions/answers:
  

  • How long does it take? It takes twenty minutes.
  • What instrument would you like to learn at school? I would like to learn to play the guitar; play the piano-.
  • My nearest sport center - The nearest...
  • He has brown short curly hair. - He has short, brown, curly hair. 
  • I've a football match.  I have a football match. / I've got a football match. 
  • I'm glad your invite. - Thank you for your invitation. 
  • It's OK for you?  - Is that OK with you? 

  
  

  - What does he look like?   My brother is tall and has curly, brown hair.

  
  - Where will he wait for me?  

  IF the brother is meeting the girl at the bus station, DO NOT write: He will wait for you in front of the cinema.   OR  He will wait for you at the station.
  
  BUT you can write:  He will wait for you outside the station.
  

                                                                    near the ticket office.

                                                                    at the entrance.
  

                                                                    in the car park.
  Where shall we meet? / Where do you want to meet?